Smoke billows after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir DUBAI/WASHINGTON,

Israel said it was attacking sites connected to Lebanon's Shi'ite Muslim armed group Hezbollah, one of Tehran's principal allies.

Crews of the three U.S. fighter aircraft survived "unscathed" and are in stable condition, Kuwait's defense ministry and the Pentagon said.

Israel and the United States pounded Iran on Monday in a campaign that U.S. President Donald Trump said would likely take several weeks. Tehran and its allies hit back against Israel, Gulf states and targets critical to the world’s energy production.

Israeli joint strike hits Iran. Tehran responds with missile attacks across the Middle East, as US officials vow operations will continue. Lawmakers demand answers while the civilian and military death toll keeps rising.

Smoke and dust rise amid explosions in Lebanon, as seen from Israel, after Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel exchanged fire amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Shir Torem BEIRUT,

Escalating Middle East tensions see U.S. and Israeli forces launch strikes against Iran and its proxies. Iranian missiles hit Israel and Kuwait as Qatar downs Iranian jets.

President Trump said the Iran operations are likely to last four to five weeks but that he’s prepared “to go far longer than that.”